Orman Family Papers, 1818-1985 | Colorado State University-Pueblo Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Orman Family Papers, 1818-1985

Primary Creator: Catherine Orman Castille, Ferderick Bradley Orman,III, Mary Nell Orman Barringer

Extent: 49.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The records are arranged into five series, as follows:

Series 1: Scrapbooks

Series 2: Diaries

Series 3: Publications

Series 4: Artifacts

Series 5: Delicate and Damaged

Series 6: Reference Materials

Subjects: Colorado State University-Pueblo -- History, Ella Catherine Matty Orman, Frederick Bradley Orman, Sir, Governor Alva Adams, Governor James B. Orman, Joseph H. Matty, Nellie Martin Orman, Orman Family Collections, Pueblo (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century

Forms of Material: Photographs

Languages: English

Abstract

The Orman family have been well-known donors of historical items to the Colorado State University of Pueblo Archives and Special Collections over the years. Most notably the Orman Collection of Native American Artifacts, 600-1930 which houses two hundred various artifacts. They include Navajo rugs, Pueblo pottery, and a group of Jicarilla and Western Apache baskets. The Orman family also assembled a collection of diaries and scrapbooks filled with a variety of photographs and documents. Some of these documents date to the 1800s. The diaries can be dated back to the year 1916. These line-of-day diaries documented not only family matters, but social and political issues of the time. The Orman Family Papers had been accumulating for generations. They include information on the activities of various family members and individuals ranging from former Colorado Governor James B. Orman to Ella Matty Orman. The papers even include activities of former Colorado Governor Alva Adams.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of family scrapbooks, diaries, photographs and rare books. It also includes various government publications. These records extensively document various family matters and travels as well as social and political issues of the time. This collection ranges in dates from 1818-1985.

Biographical Note

The Orman family (former Colorado Governor James B. Orman) have been well-known donors of historical items to the Colorado State University of Pueblo Archives and Special Collections. Most notably the Orman Native American Artifacts Collection which houses five hundred various artifacts.

Subject/Index Terms

Colorado State University-Pueblo -- History
Ella Catherine Matty Orman
Frederick Bradley Orman, Sir
Governor Alva Adams
Governor James B. Orman
Joseph H. Matty
Nellie Martin Orman
Orman Family Collections
Pueblo (Colo.) -- History -- 20th century

Administrative Information

Repository: Colorado State University-Pueblo Library

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this collection. Note: The "Orman Master Scrapbook Log_4-30-22.xls" is an electronic file (Excel) that is a cross-reference tool for accessing the descriptons of items located within the 98 scrapbooks of the Orman Family Papers. Please see the University Archivist to request access to this cross-reference tool.

Use Restrictions: Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

Related Materials: Orman Collection of Native American Artifacts, 600-1930 For more information please see https://csupueblo.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=59&q=orman.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1818-1985],
[Series 2: Diaries, 1916-1968],
[Series 3: Publications, 1881-1962],
[Series 4: Artifacts, No Dates],
[Series 5: Delicate and Damaged, 1902-1947],
[Series 6: Reference Materials],
[All]

Series 3: Publications, 1881-1962

This is a list of publications that were owned by the Orman Family. Most of these books were from the library of Mr. & Mrs. Frederick B. Orman, Sr. and a few were owned by Governor James B. Orman. (CAUTION: All Publications are very fragile handle with care and with gloves). Please see the Rare Books Collection within the Archives to research more books from the Orman family. These books are from the library of the Orman Family and focus on the American Southwest. Please see the University Archivist for more information.

Box 39

Item 1: Official Roster of the Thirteenth General Assembly of Colorado, 1901: State of Colorado. "Official Roster of the Thirteenth General Assembly of Colorado." House Joint Resolution. The W.H. Kistler Stationery Co. Denver Colorado. No. 10.1901
Item 2: Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado. Volume 1, 1913: Jerome C. Smiley. "Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado." Lewis Publishing Company. New York. Vol. 1. 1913.
Item 3: Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado. Volume 2, 1913: Jerome C. Smiley. "Semi-Centennial History of the State of Colorado." Lewis Publishing Company. New York. Vol. 2. 1913

Box 40

Item 1: History of the State of Colorado. Volume IV, 1895: Frank Hall. "History of the State of Colorado." The Blakely Printing Company, Chicago Illinois. Vol. IV. 1895
Item 2: Biennial Message of His Excellency of Governor to the Fourteenth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, 1903: James B. Orman. "Biennial Message of His Excellency of Governor to the Fourteenth General Assembly of the State of Colorado." The Smith-Brooks Printing Co. Denver Colorado. 1903.
Item 3: State Officials and 13th General Assembly of Colorado, 1901: H.V. Rothberger (State Photographer). "State Officials and 13th General Assembly of Colorado." The App Engraving Company. Denver Colorado. 1901.
Folder 4: Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report, 1937: State of Colorado. "Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report." 337-343 State Capitol Building. Denver Colorado. Vol. 1. No. 4. 1937.
Folder 5: Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report, 1938: State of Colorado. "Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report." State Capitol Annex. Denver Colorado. Vol. 2. No. 4. 1938
Folder 6: Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report, 1939: State of Colorado. "Colorado State Department of Public Welfare: Annual Report." State Capitol Annex. Denver Colorado. Vol. 3. No. 4. 1939.

Box 41

Item 1: History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, 1881: O.L. Baskin & Co. "History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado." Historyical Publishers. Chicago Illinois. 1881

Box 42

Item 1: Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado, 1899: "Portrait and Biographical Record of the State of Colorado." Chapman Publishing Company. Chicago Illinois. 1899.

Box 43

Folder 1: Mesa Verde: Informational Guides, 1915-1962

Item 1: "Mesa Verde National Park Colorado." U.S. Departmetment of the Interior. National Park Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1939.

Item 2: "Circular of General Information Regarding Mesa Verde National Park Colorado." U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing office 1929.

Item 3: "Excavation and Repair of Sun Temple Mesa Verde National Park." U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary. Supermtendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1916.

Item 4: " Mesa Verde National Park Colorado." U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1938.

Item 5: "The Prehistoric Cliff Dwellings Mesa Verde National Park Southwestern Colorado: Most Remarkable Ruins of Ancient Habitations in the United States." 1915 (2 Copies)

Item 6: "Mesa Verde National Park." U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1937.

Item 7: "The Mesa Verde National Park." Press of Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. No date

Item 8: Donald N. Brown. "Masks, Mantas, and Moceasins Dunce Costumes of the Pueblo Indians." The Taylor Museum of the Colorado Spring Fine Arts Center. 1962.

Item 9: "The Mesa Verde National Park." U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1916.

Folder 2: Miscellaneous National Parks Guides, 1927-1960

Item 1: "Glimpses of our National Parks." U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1941.

Item 2: "A Walk Through Time A Self Guided Nature Trail: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument." No Date

Item 3: "San Isabel National Forest: Rocky Mountain Region." U.S. Department of Agriculture. No Date.

Item 4: "Your Booklet: About Our National Parks and National Monuments" U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1960.(2 copies)

Item 5: "Glimpses of our National Monuments" U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington D.C. 1929.

Item 6: "In the Land of the Ancient Cliff Dweller." U.S. Department of Agriculture. Miscellaneous Circular No.5. Washington D.C. 1927.

Item 7: El Palacio Vol. XLI "The Chaco Canyon and Its Monuments" Nos. 24-25-26. 1936.

Folder 3: Historcial Informational Guides, 1955-1958

Item 1: Benjamin Draper. "Georgetown Pictorial: An Illustrated Story of a Colorado Mining Town." No Date.

Item 2: Caroline Bancroft. "Augusta Tabor: Her Side of the Scandal." Johnson Publishing Co. Boulder Colorado. 1958.

Item 3: Caroline Bancroft. "The Brown Palace in Denver: Hotel Plush, Power, and Presidents." 1955.

Item 4: Caroline Bancroft. "Glenwood's Early Glamor." Johnson Publishing Co. Boulder Colorado. 1956

Item 5: Caroline Bancroft. "The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown." 1956

Item 6: Caroline Bancroft. "Historic Central City Gold and now Glamor." 4th Printing. 1957.

Folder 4: Regional Maps, 1962-1965

Item 1: Pikes Peak Region: Colorado Springs-Manitou Spring Colorado

Item 2: Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado

Item 3: Hunting and Fishing Map Colorado: Bureau of Land Management

Item 4: Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Region Colorado

Item 5: Map of the City of Colorado Springs and Surroundings

Item 6: Great Sand Dunes: National Monument Colorado

Folder 5: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1965

Titles in Anthropology-Art-History Popular Series Handbooks. Publication Price List.

Folder 6: Indian Art Fund Santa Fe New Mexico, 1928

Bulletin No.3

Folder 7: The Denver Westerners Monthly Roundup, July 1962

Vol. XVIII No. 7